The deadly games continue. SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table., the light novel series that won the Excellence Award at the 18th MF Bunko J Light Novel Newcomer Awards and ranked #1 in the “New Works” category of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2024, is back with its latest installment: “44: CLOUDY BEACH.”
The new arc begins streaming worldwide on July 13, 2026.
In a twisted world, professional death-game player Yuki has overcome <The Wall of Thirty>—the jinx that causes a player’s survival rate to plummet. Her next challenge: a remote island cut off from the world, where eight players have been gathered. Among them are veterans Yuki already knows.
The game: <CLOUDY BEACH>. The prize: survival. Just when “escape” from the island appears to be the only clearing condition, the players are met the next morning by a gruesome discovery—a dismembered body. As suspicion and paranoia swirl, what is the game’s true clearing condition?
The full voice cast for “44: CLOUDY BEACH” has been revealed:
- Yuki – Chiyuki Miura
- Airi – Yume Miyamoto
- Essay – Anna Nagase
- Koyomi – Yukari Tamura
- Hizumi – Konomi Inagaki
- Maguma – Aino Shimada
- Mitsuba – Riko Akechi
- Mozuku – Hikaru Tono
The production team includes director Souta Ueno, series composition by Rintaro Ikeda, and character design by Eri Osada. The series is produced by Studio DEEN, with music by Junichi Matsumoto and sound production by Bit grooove promotion.
The arc will be available on select services worldwide:
- Worldwide: Netflix
- North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, Indian subcontinent: Crunchyroll
- Asia: iQIYI / MUSE (YouTube), with additional regional platforms including Aniplus/Laftel (Korea), Twitch and multiple VOD services (Taiwan), Transvision and catchplay (Indonesia), and more.
A Game PV for “CLOUDY BEACH” has been released, marking the first reveal of the characters’ voices. The video sets the stage for Yuki’s 44th death game, where the island setting and a brutal murder launch a gripping mystery. Watch here: [YouTube link]
SHIBOYUGI has quietly become one of the most compelling death-game franchises in recent years, blending psychological tension with a deeply flawed protagonist who keeps walking forward despite everything. “44: CLOUDY BEACH” looks like its most ambitious arc yet. July 13 can’t come soon enough.
Source: KADOKAWA
